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ObjectiveTo investigate the association between pre-pregnancy body mass index (BMI) and miscarriages in women who required assisted reproductive technology (ART) for conception.MethodsA retrospective cohort study was conducted using a 10-year (2006–2015)
Pengfei Qu +10 more
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A prospective study of twinning and perinatal mortality in urban Guinea-Bissau [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Despite twinning being common in Africa, few prospective twin studies have been conducted. We studied twinning rate, perinatal mortality and the clinical characteristics of newborn twins in urban Guinea-Bissau.
Christine Stabell Benn +11 more
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Maternal cardiovascular adaptation to twin pregnancy: a population-based prospective cohort study
Background In women with singleton pregnancies, maternal adaptation is considered a stress test for later life cardiovascular disease. The aim of this study was to assess maternal adaptation in women with twin pregnancies compared to women carrying ...
Maria C. Adank +6 more
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Discordance for Potter’s Syndrome in a Dichorionic Diamniotic Twin Pregnancy—An Unusual Case Report
Introduction: Potter’s syndrome, also known as Potter’s sequence, is an uncommon and fatal disorder. Potter’s sequence in a multiple pregnancy is uncommon, and its frequency remains unknown.
Stoyan Kostov +4 more
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Smoking as an early risk factor for problematic parenting practices [PDF]
Parenting among those who use non-illicit and more common drugs such as cigarettes remains an understudied area for investigation. Secondary data analyses were performed in 2015 on a prospective study with parent and twin data available on n=3,009 ...
Bucholz, Kathleen K +4 more
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Successful delayed-interval delivery in monochorionic diamniotic twin pregnancy: A case report
Delayed-interval delivery in twin pregnancy is a rare occurrence. It is sometimes performed in twin pregnancies when the first twin is born at the limit of viabililty, to improve outcome for the second twin. It has been suggested that monochorionicity is
Tanja Baltus, Maria Luisa Martin
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Background In recent years, first-trimester intrauterine hematoma (IUH) has become increasingly common in twin pregnancy. The majority of studies on IUH have excluded twin pregnancies, and others did not differentiate between singleton and twin ...
Wanqing Ji +5 more
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Hydatiform mole occurs in 1/1000 singleton and 1/20000–100,000 twin pregnancies. Although the pregnancy often ends in a miscarriage or presents with many obstetric complications such as preeclampsia, vaginal bleeding, hyperthyroidism, prematurity, or ...
Alessandro Libretti +5 more
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Implementation of non-invasive prenatal testing by semiconductor sequencing in a genetic laboratory [PDF]
Objectives: To implement non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) for fetal aneuploidies with semiconductor sequencing in an academic cytogenomic laboratory and to evaluate the first 15-month experience on clinical samples.
De Smet, Matthias +7 more
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Background: Association between second trimester ultrasound findings and twin pregnancy outcome is still unclear. Study aimed to evaluate the performance of second trimester ultrasound scan in the prediction of monochorionic diamniotic twin pregnancies ...
Slavica Aksam +9 more
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